Latin

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Etymology

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Of imitative origin, similar to Danish klukke, Old English cloccian.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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glōciō (present infinitive glōcīre); fourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. (intransitive) to cluck

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of glōciō (fourth conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present glōciō glōcīs glōcit glōcīmus glōcītis glōciunt
imperfect glōciēbam glōciēbās glōciēbat glōciēbāmus glōciēbātis glōciēbant
future glōciam glōciēs glōciet glōciēmus glōciētis glōcient
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present glōciam glōciās glōciat glōciāmus glōciātis glōciant
imperfect glōcīrem glōcīrēs glōcīret glōcīrēmus glōcīrētis glōcīrent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present glōcī glōcīte
future glōcītō glōcītō glōcītōte glōciuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives glōcīre
participles glōciēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
glōciendī glōciendō glōciendum glōciendō

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: chiocciare
  • French: glousser

References

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  • glocio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • glocio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.